Two finalist proposals for the MIT Climate Grand Challenges use a drone to monitor glaciers and ice sheets over long periods to build better models of sea-level rise to help with climate preparation and mitigation.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. A new study, led by MIT researchers, has shown that the rate of glacier ice flow is more sensitive to stress than previously calculated. Science News | Ice Flow More Sensitive to Stress Than Previously Thought, Finds Study.
According to a new study performed by the researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the rate of glacier ice flow seems to be highly sensitive to stress compared to what was calculated earlier. This overturns a decade-old equation that explains ice flow.